Bei den Festen wollen sie die Ehrenplätze bekommen, und auch in der Synagoge sitzen sie am liebsten in der ersten Reihe. Es gefällt ihnen, wenn man sie auf der Straße ehrfurchtsvoll grüßt und ›Rabbi‹ nennt.

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they love the place of honor at banquets and the most important seats in the synagogues;(A) they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.(B)

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And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

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(A)They love the [a]best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 23:6 Or place of honor